Mikhail Tal vs …Suren! The Magician Combines Business With Pleasure

November 9, 2022 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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The 8th World Chess Champion Mikhail Tal makes a Rook sacrifice which allows him to destroy opponent’s defensive shield and start a King hunt!
In the end of the video as usual you can solve the daily puzzle!
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Mikhail Tal vs Lhamsuren Myagmarsuren
Nice Olympiad qual-1 (1974), Nice FRA, rd 7, Jun-13
English Opening: Agincourt Defense (A13)
1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 Bb4 3.Nf3 d5 4.d4 Ne7 5.e3 c5 6.Bd3 Nbc6 7.O-O
dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9.a3 cxd4 10.exd4 Bxc3 11.bxc3 b6 12.Qd3 Bb7
13.Re1 h6 14.Ba2 Re8 15.Rxe6 fxe6 16.Bxe6+ Kf8 17.Nh4 Ne5
18.Qh7 N7c6 19.Qg8+ Ke7 20.Nf5+ Kf6 21.dxe5+ Nxe5 22.Qxg7+
Kxe6 23.Nd4+ Kd6 24.Bf4 Bd5 25.Re1 Kc5 26.Rxe5 Rxe5 27.Qxe5
Qd7 28.Nc2 Re8 29.Qd4+ Kc6 30.c4 Be6 31.Qe4+ Kc5 32.h3 Bf5
33.Be3+ Kd6 34.Qf4+ Ke7 35.Nd4
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